KAVA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. KAVA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KAVA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAVA is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAVA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAVA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KAVA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does KAVA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Pacific drink made from a pepper plant root.
Kava is drunk from a shared bowl in ceremonies across the Pacific, and the etiquette round it matters a great deal more than the taste. It numbs the mouth, which surprises everybody who tries it once.
How KAVA is used
Uncountable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- Kava is drunk from a shared bowl and never alone.
- The word kava came into English from Tongan.
- A kava ceremony has an order that everybody knows.
- Kava numbs the mouth before it does anything else.
- The etiquette of kava matters more than the flavour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAVA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KAVA
7 longer words begin with KAVA.
Shorter words from the letters in KAVA
Common questions about KAVA
- Is KAVA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KAVA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KAVA worth?
- KAVA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAVA mean?
- A Pacific drink made from a pepper plant root.
- What letters can be added to KAVA?
- KAVA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KAVA:
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